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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. In 2013, Daifuku acquired Wynright, a US-based provider of warehouse automation and material handling systems. billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 billion in 2019.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

When Mr. Wilson, 59, was released in 2013 he sought out training at Goodwill, where he learned to drive a forklift. He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% Concerns have been raised about possible widespread rail service failures this fall much like we saw in 2013-14. Parcel delivery volumes jumped 7% to $99 billion in 2017. Couriers Under Threat.

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Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All?

Talking Logistics

This past October, the American Trucking Associations warned that the trucking industry could be short 50,000 drivers by the end of 2017. In the report, ATA projects the shortage to reach 50,000 by the end of 2017 and if current trends hold the shortage could grow to more than 174,000 by 2026. Confusing, isn’t it?

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Amazon vs. Flipkart: The Race to Dominate Indian E-Commerce

Elementum

the Indian e-commerce market is estimated to reach $200 billion by 2026. India became Amazon's fastest-growing market for Amazon Prime in 2017 , having grown nearly 5 times in size between the beginning of the year and October. The potential for serious profit isn’t lost on either company.

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Amazon vs. Flipkart: The Race to Dominate Indian E-Commerce

Elementum

the Indian e-commerce market is estimated to reach $200 billion by 2026. India became Amazon's fastest-growing market for Amazon Prime in 2017 , having grown nearly 5 times in size between the beginning of the year and October. The potential for serious profit isn’t lost on either company.

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